LePage assails previous DHHS administration
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Sen. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston and a ranking Democrat on the committee, said the LePage administration may feel surprised because it fired longtime administrators with institutional knowledge. However, issues such as a federal audit are routine and not signs of mismanagement, she said.
“If they knew how government worked, they would know that the federal government came in and audited constantly,” she said.
Craven also recalled that Gov. John Baldacci had to deal with problems with the DHHS budget when he came into office in 2003.
“He found invoices and unpaid bills stacked on his desk, and he never, ever pointed a finger,” she said. “He was a gentleman. He just picked them up and paid them.”
